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Cowgirls lead 37-29 at the half February 27, 2008 | Comment on this article

By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com The OSU Cowgirls are one half away from sweeping Texas A&M and securing that important first round bye in the Big 12 Tournament. They lead 37-29 in what sophomore Andrea Riley called “the biggest game of the year.” Riley has 12 points, and Danielle Green has... Read More

Big-time commitment February 25, 2008 By Mike Baldwin Oklahoma State received its first football commitment for its 2009 class on Monday when Tulsa Union running back Jeremy Smith made a verbal pledge to the Cowboys. Smith is ranked the No. 70 player in the country, regardless of position, by Rivals, and is... Read More

Big-game buzz February 23, 2008 by andrea cohen More than any other game this season, there’s a big-game buzz in Gallagher-Iba Arena. Maybe it’s the CBS presence — for some reason their presence is a whole lot more complicated and obvious than, say, when ESPN is in town. Just more people, more of a production. After a season... Read More

Bixby’s Brown unlikely for Cowboys February 22, 2008 By Ray Martin rmartin@oklahoman.com Bixby tight end Greg Brown hasn’t scratched OSU off of his Division I list, but the junior said schools like OSU hurt their chances after signing so many tight ends in 2008. OSU signed four to accomodate its multiple tight end offense, which apparently... Read More

OSU softball: OSU 10, Samford 5 February 22, 2008 FROM THE OSU ATHLETICS OFFICE Cowgirls Hit Their Way Past Bulldogs OSU softball wins first game of the day, 10-5 against Samford LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Oklahoma State had 12 hits, including a home run and three doubles, to beat the Samford Bulldogs 10-5 in the first Cowgirl game of the Troy Cox... Read More

Van Zant in Indy for NFL Combine February 22, 2008 Although he wasn’t invited to participate, former OSU cornerback Martel Van Zant is in Indianapolis at the NFL Combine. He’s taken Allie Lee, his interpreter, with him. Read More

Women’s basketball: OSU vs. OU February 22, 2008 Cowgirls and Sooners Oklahoma State’s women’s basketball team (21-4 overall, 9-3 Big 12) will travel to Norman, Okla., to take on Oklahoma (19-5, 9-3) in the second installment of the Bedlam Series on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Cowgirls are fresh off a 71-66 win over Texas on Wednesday, while the Sooners are... Read More

OSU baseball: Season starts Friday February 21, 2008 #27 Oklahoma Statevs. Gonzaga Feb. 22-24 — 4 p.m., 1 p.m. (DH), 1 p.m. Allie P. Reynolds Stadium (4,000) Oklahoma State The Cowboys are coming off their best-ever season under head coach Frank Anderson as they finished 42-21 and advanced to the second Super Regional in school history, where they fell one... Read More

Talking baseball February 21, 2008 By John Helsley, Staff Writer For the first time this year, the start of the college baseball season has been legislated to keep all teams on a uniform schedule. So the regular season begins Friday. That’s when the Cowboys open at home against Gonzaga in the first game of a four-game weekend series. OSU,... Read More

Orange-White game festivities February 21, 2008 From the Oklahoma State athletics office: OSU Spring Game To Be Preceded By Competitions, Followed By Keith Anderson Concert Football, tennis, concert include free admission STILLWATER – Fans of Oklahoma State athletics may want to begin making plans now to be in Stillwater for a full day of... Read More

OSU golfer on award watch list February 21, 2008 From the OSU athletics office: Rickie Fowler Named To Ben Hogan Award Watch List Oklahoma State freshman Rickie Fowler was one of 24 players named to the watch list for the Ben Hogan Award it was announced today by the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).The Hogan is presented annually to the top... Read More

Women’s Bracketology: Destination OKC February 21, 2008 A group of women’s basketball experts - former coaches, ESPN and NCAA officials and media members – recently gathered in Indianapolis to produce a mock bracket for the NCAA Tournament. Of interest, the panel placed both Oklahoma and Oklahoma State on a path to the Ford Center for the Sweet 16.... Read More

James Dickey to Arkansas State? February 20, 2008 by andrea cohen A day after Dickey Nutt resigned as the basketball coach at Arkansas State, Oklahoma State assistant coach James Dickey’s name has come up in several Arkansas news reports as a possible replacement. Dickey said Wednesday afternoon that he has not been contacted by Arkansas... Read More

jinxing the streak February 17, 2008 by andrea cohen The preview I wrote for Saturday’s Oklahoma State basketball game was all about the Cowboys’ road losing streak, which appeared primed to extend to 20 games. Timing is everything, right? As we all know by 7:35 a.m. on Sunday, OSU upset the Aggies in College Station yesterday. Big win.... Read More

Halftime thoughts from Bramlage Coliseum February 09, 2008 How in the world do you turn the ball over 14 times against the No. 20 team in the country and only trail by five at the half? Manhattan, Kan., appears to be bizarro world, because that’s what we’ve got going here. The answer, I suppose, is that OSU has hit some shots. The Cowboys are shooting 47 percent... Read More

Keeping the Cowboys motivated February 05, 2008 by Andrea Cohen On Monday I wrote an “insider” story about how difficult it would be for Oklahoma State coach Sean Sutton to keep his guys motivated. At 10-11, OSU’s NCAA Tournament shot is a long shot, and six losses in a row can take its toll. I’m not — and I wasn’t then — saying Sutton couldn’t... Read More

Juco invasion February 04, 2008 By Mike Baldwin ‘ Staff Writer OSU will officially sign its 2008 class on Wednesday. But most of the newcomers who could most impact the 2008 season already are on campus. Seven junior college signees, and high school safety Markelle Martin, will... Read More

Who knew we were witnessing history on Saturday? February 04, 2008 I just got three phone calls in about 4 minutes telling me Bob Knight just resigned. One of them said: “Well, you witnessed Bob Knight’s last game.” Wow, I thought, I did. Me and about 8,350 other people. Which, by the way, makes me smile and shake my head. If anybody had known that was Knight’s last... Read More

Wrestling: Coleman Scott earns honor February 04, 2008 Oklahoma State senior 133-pounder Coleman Scott is this week’s Big 12 Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced today. Scott claimed wins over a pair of top-10 opponents last week to lead the Cowboys to victories over two teams that were both ranked No. 1 at one point of this season when he handed... Read More

Bedlam Wrestling: Tickets on Sale February 01, 2008 Bedlam wrestling hits Norman on Feb. 21 at the Howard McCasland Field House and Sooner fans wanting to attend the match may buy tickets starting Friday, Feb. 1. Reserved tickets for the OU-OSU dual scheduled for 7 p.m. are $15, while general admission tickets are $10. Group rates are also available. To... Read More

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The OSU Bloggers

Gina Mizell

OSU Sports Reporter

Gina Mizell joined The Oklahoman in August of 2011 as the Oklahoma State beat writer, where she covered the Cowboys' historic run to the Big 12 championship and Fiesta Bowl in her first season on the job.

Before arriving in Stillwater, Gina was the Padres' Associate Reporter for MLB.com and a sports reporter/columnist at the Beaumont (Texas) Enterprise. Her work has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists, the Best of the West journalism contest, the Arizona Newspapers Association and the Association for Women in Sports Media.

Gina is a Phoenix native and graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in 2010.

John Helsley

OSU Reporter Sr.

John Helsley grew up in Del City, reading all the newspapers and sports magazines he could get his hands on. And Saturday afternoons, when the Major League Game of the Week was on, he'd keep a scorecard for the game. So the sports appeal was was deep-rooted at an early age.

Mrs. Jackson, an English/Journalism teacher at Del City High, plucked him for the school paper, The Eagle Beacon, and John was hooked. While he detoured through a brief accounting career, John returned to college (Central Oklahoma) for a second degree and a second career that has seen him cover everything from the preps to the pros at The Oklahoman.

John lives in Edmond with his wife Roberta and two daughters, Sarah and Jillian, who are keeping the family tradition of cheering for the baseball team with the birds on the bat.

Anthony Slater

Reporter

Anthony Slater has been NewsOK.com's lead sports blogger since the summer of 2012, covering Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Before that, he covered OSU athletics for The Daily O'Collegian, working as the sports editor and beat writer for football and men's basketball. Originally from Northern California, he has lived in Oklahoma the past three years.